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Smart Materials Get Smarter Canada's Arctic Expert 25 Books in 25 Call for Nominations College of Arts & Science 2015 Alumni of Influence Awards arts Help us to honour an inspiring Arts & Science graduate whose life accomplishments have had tremendous infl uence locally, nationally and internationally. SCIENCE Send in your nomination today. &UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN SPRING 2014 Saskatchewan’s Literary Diaspora Left to right: Tim Gitzel, Dean Peter Stoicheff , Sandra Pyke Smart Materials Submit nominations to: Communications, Development & Alumni Relations Get Smarter College of Arts & Science 110 Arts Building, 9 Campus Drive Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A5 [email protected] Phone (306) 966-6388 | Fax (306) 966-8839 Canada’s For more information, please visit: artsandscience.usask.ca/alumni/nominate.php Nomination deadline: Friday, September 5, 2014 Arctic Expert artsandscience.usask.ca 25 Books in 25 Minutes Return Undeliverable Addresses to: Communications, Development & Alumni Relations College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan 110 Arts Building, 9 Campus Drive Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A5 Canadian Publications Mail Agreement #40805056 ALUMNI OF INFLUENCE EDITION Lisa Baldissera (MFA¹98), Mendel Art Gallery chief curator SECURING the world’s water one drop at a time. John Pomeroy, a hydrology professor at the University of Saskatchewan and Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change, studies the science behind the 2013 Alberta flooding. He explains, “Better scientific understanding of hydrology is leading to better preparedness for and prediction of droughts, floods and water supply changes, and improves our water security.” Pomeroy’s research could ultimately mitigate flood damage and save lives. Critical research is happening right now at the U of S because of the generous support Kent Hartshorn DEPARTMENTS of alumni and friends. But we need your help to ensure that vital water research Director of Development continues and disasters – like the Alberta floods – can be predicted, well into the future. University of Saskatchewan 306.966.2221 or 1.800.699.1907 2 Contributors Visit give.usask.ca/pomeroy to read more about John Pomeroy’s exciting research. Email: [email protected] 3 News & Letters 32 P.S. | Dean Peter Stoicheff Don’t let innovation dry up – make your gift today. give.usask.ca inside this issue & SPRING 2014 | CONTENTS 16 ‘Molecular Accordion’ has Chemists Buzzing | Kirk Sibbald (BA’04) Abdalla Karoyo’s smart material could have global impact 28 Alumni of Influence | The 2014 Honourees 8 Dispatch from Saskatchewan’s Diaspora Mark Abley (BA’75) Award-winning author looks back at the literary scene that gave him his start 10 Redefining the Art of Curation | Ashleigh Mattern (BA’11) Arts alumnae make names for themselves in a competitive world 14 Arctic Intelligence | Trevor Pritchard (BA’01) Michael Byers, one of Canada’s foremost advocates for the Arctic, takes a trip through the Northwest Passage 20 The Voice of the Buffalo | Sarah Taggart Tasha Hubbard explores the history of the buffalo through film 22 Portfolio: Zachari Logan | Betsy Rosenwald Logan’s lush drawings explore nature, identity and the cycle of life 24 25 Books in 25 Minutes | William Robertson (BA’77, MA’81) Associate Professor of Chemistry Lee Wilson and students gather in a lab in the An excerpt from the author’s 2013 presentation at The Word on the Street Thorvaldson building at the U of S. Front row, left to right: Inimfon Udoetok, Leila Dehabadi, Abdalla Karoyo, Mohamed Mohamed, Lewis Casey; back row, Saskatoon left to right: Asghar Dolatkhah, Chen Xue, Lee Wilson 27 Journey to Mars | Scott Davidson (’14) Cover: Lisa Baldissera, Chief Curator at the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon Student Andrew Cooper makes shortlist for one-way trip to Mars PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVE STOBBE arts SCIENCE & C ontributors ARTS& SCIENCE | SPRING 2014 Mark Abley Arts&Science is published for alumni, faculty, students Author Mark Abley’s (BA’75) many books include Beyond Forget: and staff of the College of Arts & Science twice yearly Rediscovering the Prairies (1986), Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened by the Communications, Development & Alumni Relations office, College of Arts & Science, University Languages (2003), and Conversations with a Dead Man: The Legacy of of Saskatchewan. Duncan Campbell Scott (2013). His book Tongues of Earth: New and Selected Poems will be published by Coteau Books in 2015. Abley is one of the Director of Communications, College of Arts & Science’s Alumni of Influence. Development & Alumni Relations Graham Addley Editor Scott Davidson Betsy Rosenwald Scott Davidson is currently in his final year of a BA in political studies with a minor in history. He has spent the last year working as the Contributors Mark Abley, Scott Davidson, Ashleigh Mattern, Associate News Editor for the University of Saskatchewan’s student Trevor Pritchard, Chris Putnam, William Robertson, newspaper, The Sheaf. Scott hopes to pursue a career in journalism Kirk Sibbald, Sarah Taggart after graduation. Designer Amber Moon Ashleigh Mattern Ashleigh Mattern (BA’11) is a full-time freelance writer based in Principal Photography Saskatoon. She graduated from the College of Arts & Science with Dave Stobbe, Stobbe Photography an English degree and a great hands-on education in journalism from working at The Sheaf. Learn more about her work at Advertising & Subscriptions Blessing Mudauko ashleighmattern.com. (306) 966-2097 Trevor Pritchard Produced by Trevor Pritchard (BA‘01) has worked in journalism for nearly a decade, Communications, Development & Alumni Relations most notably for the Canadian Press and the CBC. When not freelancing, College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan 110 Arts Building, 9 Campus Drive he’s an associate radio producer with CBC Saskatoon. He fancies himself Saskatoon SK S7N 5A5 an amateur beer brewer and dreams about one day throwing a game- winning triple takeout. Follow him on Twitter at @tcp909. On the web artsandscience.usask.ca/magazine Christopher Putnam Canadian Publications Mail Agreement Christopher Putnam worked as a reporter in Saskatchewan weekly #40805056 newspapers, as a researcher in Canadian crime television and as an online writer before joining the College of Arts & Science as a Return Undeliverable Addresses to: communications officer. He completed bachelor’s degrees in English Communications, Development & Alumni Relations College of Arts & Science at the U of S (’07) and in journalism at the University of King’s College 110 Arts Building, 9 Campus Drive (‘13) in Halifax. Saskatoon SK S7N 5A5 William Robertson Send us your ideas William Robertson (BA’77, MA’81) teaches for the Department of English The development of effective communication skills is one of the college’s top priorities for its students. As at the Indian Teacher Education Program in the College of Education such, Arts&Science is fortunate to have an excellent and at SUNTEP Prince Albert. He is the author of four collections of resource. We know there are great writers amongst poetry and a biography of k.d. lang. He is a regular book and music our students and alumni, and also talented artists and reviewer for The StarPhoenix. He was awarded the USSU Teaching illustrators. We want to hear from you! Please send story ideas that might be of interest to Arts & Science Excellence Award in 2013. students, faculty, staff and alumni. We also welcome your comments and suggestions. Send letters and Kirk Sibbald story ideas to: Kirk Sibbald completed a BA (‘04) in English at the U of S before receiving [email protected] an MA in journalism at the University of Western Ontario. After working Printed in Canada as editor of the Lloydminster Source newspaper, Sibbald returned to Houghton Boston, Saskatoon Saskatoon in 2008 and worked for six years in the College of Arts & Science before taking a position with U of S office of the VP Research in 2014. The views expressed in Arts&Science do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the College of Arts & Science or the editorial staff. Sarah Taggart Sarah Taggart is a second-year MFA in Writing candidate. Her father and uncle both earned degrees at the U of S (BComm and BA History, respectively). She is currently working on a novel. Mark Abley (Don Winkler), Trevor Pritchard (Ella Westhaver), Christopher Putnam (Betsy Rosenwald), William Robertson (Dave Stobbe), Kirk Sibbald (Dave Stobbe) 2 arts&science NEWS & Kaminskyj leads fight on fungal disease A NEW TEST devel- “Animals—including humans—and fungi are metabolic oped by a University of cousins, so almost all of our physiology is very similar to Saskatchewan research theirs,” Kaminskyj said. “Typically what will kill a fungus will team could eventually make even a healthy person sick, and most systemic anti- help physicians stay fungal drugs have toxic side effects.” ahead of dangerous Unfortunately, it is systemic infections that are the most fungal infections and dangerous, she said. They are a particular problem for people guide development of with compromised immune systems, including transplant new drugs. recipients, cancer patients or people with HIV/AIDS. Susan Kaminskyj, Kaminskyj explained fungal infection could lead to life- biology professor and threatening illnesses in more than 70 per cent of these research team leader, patients even with aggressive drug therapy. The team’s re- explained that the lab search paper further states, “fungal infections contribute to test identifies muta- at least 10 per cent of deaths in hospital settings.” tions in DNA that help A particular challenge is fungi’s ability to mutate. fungi resist drugs. The Kaminskyj explained that the latest class of antifungal research was recently drugs was released in 2005 and resistant strains of fungi published in the jour- showed up in less than a year. For new drugs, the team’s Dave Stobbe nal Eukaryotic Cell. test can show where a fungus is likely to develop resis- “This means if a pa- tance, allowing physicians to adjust treatments to better tient is on long-term antifungal therapy and has a relapse, combat infections.
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